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Electronic tongue tastes wine variety, vintage

Chemistry /

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

You don't need a wine expert to identify a '74 Pinot Noir from Burgundy – a handheld "electronic tongue" devised by European scientists will tell you the grape variety and vintage at the press of a button.





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There's History and Money in Obsolete Computers

Technology / Other

created Apr 12, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

In the first purchase of his collection, Sellam Ismail loaded the trunk of his car with old computers he stumbled upon at a flea market for $5 apiece. Soon he had filled his three-car garage with what others would consider ...


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Red, White Wine, Fish And Science

Chemistry / Other

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 1

The long-standing rule of matching wine and food -- red wine with red meat and white wine with fish -- actually has a scientific explanation, according to two scientists working for the Mercian Corporation, ...


Probing Question: Is a Stradivarius violin better than other violins?

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Some sell for more than $3.5 million. Only 700 of them exist, and they’re stored in vaults, frequently stolen and often counterfeited.


New bottle cap thwarts wine counterfeiters

New bottle cap thwarts wine counterfeiters

Chemistry /

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (15) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- When the Roman historian Pliny the Elder wrote " in vino veritas " – in wine, there is truth – he must not have been drinking from a counterfeit bottle. Researchers Roger Johnston and Jon ...


Sometimes the next big thing is no big deal

Technology / Hi Tech

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

I unpacked my vintage earphones and compact disc player on a recent flight to Washington and settled back for a few hours of uninterrupted fumbling with CDs and untangling various cords and wires.


Video game archive is planned

Technology / Other

created Jul 30, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The University of Texas at Austin announced a partnership with several video-game designers to help establish the UT Videogame Archive.


A scientific basis the 'golden rule' of pairing wines and foods

A scientific basis the 'golden rule' of pairing wines and foods

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific explanation for one of the most widely known rules of thumb for pairing wine with food: "Red wine with red meat, white wine with fish." The scientists ...


'Delicious' new grape debuts

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 21, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Florida have introduced 'Delicious', a new muscadine grape cultivar. 'Delicious' ripens early, produces high yields, and is disease-resistant. The black fruit features exceptional taste and ...


Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words

Google search getting eyes and ears

Technology / Internet

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google search is getting eyes and ears, moving beyond typed key words to let people scour the Internet with mobile telephone cameras or spoken words in multiple languages.


Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for lymphoma (AP)

Microsoft co-founder Allen treated for lymphoma

Technology / Other

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. co-founder and billionaire investor Paul Allen has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is undergoing chemotherapy.



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